Camp near Hartwood Church Aug. 14th, 1863 Dear Uncle: Not having held any correspondence with you since I have been in the army, it is with some reluctance that I write now, for I know that, through different sources, you hear enough and more perhaps, of this war than you care about already: but thinking that a letter from me giving a short account for the part “we wolverines” have taken in the late campaign, might be of some interest to you. I concluded to write to you.
Wiser, Alphonso H. – July 21, 1863
Camp fry near hickmans Bridge July the 21 1863 ky Wall my dear wife as i have the opertunety of [chewed away] more riting to you [chewed away] you know that i am [chewed away] fare prospect of gaining my helth as good as it was before wall Sina i was glad to hear that you injoyed your self the forth
Hogmire, Mitchell H. – July 15, 1863
Lagrange July 15th 63 I received your kind letter the 13th & now as I have a few moments to spare will answer it When I last wrote Edwin was not very well but he is now returned to duty & is growing fat I received a letter from Mother & they were all well but Duane has a lame back R. C. Nyman has got home Now before I go any farther lets Hurah for Vicksburg, Port Hudson & the invasion of Lee in Pennsylvania & Morgan in Indiana for the first we have reason be glad that the fall of their strong hold did not make more of our men bite the dust
Kenyon, Crandel A. – July 12, 1863
Camp Near hillsboro Ten July 12th 63 Dear Cousin I recived your kind letter to day and was glad to hear that you was well. I am well and hearty at present and in fine spirits I now begin to hink that this war is comeing to a close soon and I think that it is time that we had them whiped. we marched from murfreesboro on the 24 of June and it commenced raining the same day
Clark, Gardner B. – July 8, 1863
Grand Rapids. July 8th 1863 Dear Mary I suppose what you want to know most of all is if we have got a letter for you from Gardner. well yes I have got one that I received yesterday. he was one mile from the Pennsylvania line. they were after Lee and they were expecting to have a hard fight. and that they have had and the report is that they have drove the rebels from Pennsylvania and they are following them up.
Campbell, James – June 16, 1863
Chantilly Fairfax Co. Virginia June 16/63 Mr & Mrs Snook For the first time since we commenced active campaigning, I am left in camp, the company being out about three miles on picket to be gone two days, a few men and horses with what pertains to camp are left in my command. It suits me much better to be out and moving, especially when we are working and chaceing up the Rebs.
Pointon, Mair – June 11, 1863
Head Quarters 1st Brig 1st Div 1st Army Corps June 11th 1863 Dear Brother I received your most welcome letter this afternoon mail Glad to hear you are all well I am well We are in our old camp (that is the one we came to after coming back to this side of R yet But have had everything ready to march 3 different times
Fleming, Robert – March 30, 1863
9th Corps Head Quarters 1st Div Before Petersburg Verginia March 30th 1863 Dear parents & Friends Well this is a very rainy day Andrew & I are all right yet. The rebels succeeded in surprising our boys the other morning Saturday 25, they broke our lines. I see the papers gives a prity correct account of it only some accounts say we captured only three or fore stans of colers
Bunyea, Chauncey – September 15, 1862
Monday Fredrick Sep 15th 62 Dear brother i take this opertunity of writing a few lines to you to let you know that i am well at preasant we have been marching for 3 days we are now in merland about 50 miles from washington Gen Lee had his headquarters at abanah
Clark, Gardner B. – May 17, 1862
White House Va. May 17th 1862 My Dear Mary. I do not know when another opportunity to write you will come. and thought I do not fell feel like writing, “the present is all I have.” Last Thursday we came here only five miles from Cumberland, or Indian Pt. Landing.
Hollister, James M. – May 10, 1862
West Point, Va. 20 miles from Richmond Saturday, May 10th/1862 Dear Sister Not having finished my 8th letter on account of orders that we much march right off. We left Camp Winfield Scott, and went to Yorktown (the city that was evacuated by one hundred thousand Rebels, including President Davis, Gen. Lee, Gen. Johnston, and other prominent men). The day before, they left in great haste, leaving over 300 of their dead unburied and 1,000 of their wounded without any food or medicine.
Winchell, Edward A. – September 12, 1861
Camp near Arlington Sept 12 Dear Uncle I hope you will excuse me for not writing to you before but as I told Frank and Emma I have not had time we are kept busy from morning till night all of the time you say that it seems that somebody was writing to me every day I did not receive but one letter for three weeks and that was from Emma but never mind that.
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